Aanchal Jha, Avdhesh Jha, Chandra Shekhar Dubey, David R Morgan, Dike Okoro, DJ Tyrer, Roger G. Singer, Vinay Kumar Singh, Ed Woods, Frank William Finney, Gary Beck, Gerard Sarnat, Isha Singh, Jennifer Lagier, Jill Bronfman, Jill Carter, Joan McNerney, John Grey, Julie Miles, Karthikay Verma, Kuldip Medhi, Lidia Chiarelli, Michael Roque, Mithil Jha, Niels Hav, Pragun Sharma, Rakesh Bhartiya, Ram Krishna Singh, Shubha Dwivedi, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, Vinita Singh Chawdhry.

I. There’s a musty smell inside the shell. Rusty nails and splinters. I can’t begin to count the bugs. Right now, I see a spider. II. A clown car heading for a cliff. Leaking fluids. Spewing fumes. Pa...

Toys drown in the shallow end. The quest for more chlorine. Someone slips a cannonball. Another balks a dive. I’m on the ladder next in line Wet feet. Dry throat and pounding heart— my sea legs turned...

In a Popular Restaurant, My Daughter Once Asked why the lobsters in pictures were red as she tapped  on the glass of the ones on death row, their banded  claws their tentacles twitching&n…

by Frank William Finney

by Frank William Finney

by Frank William FinneyThe pub, half-full on a Tuesday night.A songster sang acoustic blues,but soon the strings slipped out of tune,and then the mike went on the blink.I lost the mood – left tip and ...

Lubber’s Last Prayer (ab aquarium ad terrarium) by Frank William Finney Frank William Finney is an award-winning poet from Massachusetts : https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/frank_william_finney...

Frank William Finney is a former university lecturer from Massachusetts who lived and taught in Thailand from 1995–2020. He is the author of the chapbooks Birds in a Boneyard (Bainbridge Island Press,...

Work published by Frank William Finney on iExile — an independent literary magazine of poetry, fiction, essays, and translation.

WINNER!HEART POETRY AWARD$500.00Publication HEART 21_______________Frank William Finney Arlington, MAThe Egg Man_______________Honorable Mentions Publication HEART 21***SwingsNeil Carpathios ~ Unio…

​What do we inherit? What do we refuse? The spice box in your kitchen cabinet, a lullaby in your mother tongue, old foxing letters from an address you can never return to. Gold as dignity, silk as rem...

Poetry lovers, today I am pleased to shine the spotlight on Frank Finney. Frank brings us a clever piece entitled "Pulcinella del Giorno." For context, according to online sources, Pulcinella is a...

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Door is a Jar is a print and digital literary magazine of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, drama and artwork. Our publication focuses on writing that is accessible for all readers.

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by Frank William Finney

Door is a Jar is a print and digital literary magazine of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, drama and artwork. Our publication focuses on writing that is accessible for all readers.

The Astorian is a literary journal devoted to lasting prose.

Odd little reads for those moments in-between. Click to read Rat Bag Lit, a Substack publication.

Frank William Finney What’s to Expect? Nobody’s talking about those anteaterswe found in a box by the cat food.The clerk in the creep capasked if they really ate antsand said a whole armyof t…

We were taught to extolthe sparkling bridge

The light grows dim on memory lane.Spiders rule the attic.

In quiet gratitude, we announce that The Hemlock Anthology is now available for purchase worldwide. Born from many voices, it gathers poems, reflections, and stories that arise from diverse culture…

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The world feels lost right now. But there's one thing that I think everyone believes in (at least a little bit): Magic.

Four Tulips Issue 4: Moments in Time features work from the following authors: PROSE Keith Parker Kayla Cain Conor Lynch Ash Fanglore Alicia Rodriguez R.H. Nicholson William McCarter Rob Rogers...

I am the ghost of Relevance. I hang in this hotel. I don’t care much for fragrances I’ve lost my sense of smell. [...]

Poem for Poe, a poem by author Frank William Finney, published in the Fall 2025 issue of Macrame Literary Journal.

Join our 'Renaming or Shaming' challenge! Submit your creative prose or poetry by November 16, and explore the power of names.

Discover poetry in Killer Nashville Magazine that explores the emotional depths and dramatic moments found in all crime genres incorporating mystery, thriller, suspense, action, or romance. Bold voice...

by Frank William Finney “He stalked their schools / and then turned tail — / a trail of Ahabs / in his wake.”